How to Track Your Peak Bagging Progress (Without Losing Your Mind)

Let’s be honest — peak bagging is addictive.

One minute you’re casually climbing Cat Bells on a sunny Saturday, and next thing you know, you’ve got three spreadsheets, a scratched-up map, and a mild obsession with trig points. 📍

Tracking your climbs properly isn’t just for mountain nerds (although, no judgement if you are one).

It’s what turns random hikes into a full-blown mission — and makes those summit selfies feel even sweeter.

Here’s how to keep track of your peak bagging progress like an absolute legend — and yes, full disclosure, we’re going to tell you why our app Peaky Baggers will make your life about 300% easier.

(We’re biased. But also… not wrong.)

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Why You Should Actually Track Your Peaks

Look, you could just climb hills at random and vaguely point at them on a map later. But where’s the glory in that?

Here’s why you want to track your progress properly:

• Stay motivated: Watching your summit count climb is weirdly addictive (in the best way).
  
  
• Stay organised: No more wondering “Did I already climb this one… or am I thinking of that other hill?”
  
  
• Plan smarter: Find clusters of unclimbed peaks for your next big day out.
  
  
• Celebrate wins: Finishing a list like the Wainwrights = instant bragging rights.
  
  
• Create memories: Log the dates, routes, and hilarious weather fails (you know they’re coming).
  
  

In short:

Peak bagging without tracking is like collecting Pokémon but forgetting which ones you caught.

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Old-School Ways to Track Your Bagging (That Still Work… Kinda)

Before apps like ours existed, hikers had to get creative.

Here’s how people still do it:

• Paper Lists: Old-school and satisfying… until you leave it in your hiking pants pocket and it goes through the wash.
  
  
• Scratch Maps: Very Instagrammable. Not very portable.
  
  
• Spreadsheets: If you love chaos, formulas, and scrolling through tiny cells at 2am, this is for you.
  
  
• Trail Logbooks: Lovely but impractical when you’re dripping wet and trying to scribble “Did not summit — sheep stared me down.”
  
  

All valid. All a bit of a faff.

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The Smarter Way: Just Use Peaky Baggers

Okay, here’s the part where we shamelessly tell you about our own app — because frankly, we built it for people exactly like you.

Peaky Baggers lets you:

• Track hundreds of peaks across the UK — Wainwrights, Munros, Nuttalls, and beyond.
  
  
• Access offline maps — because phone signal and mountains are not friends.
  
  
• Log your summit wins — date, route, weather disasters, proud moments.
  
  
• See interactive maps showing what you’ve bagged (and what’s still calling your name).
  
  
• Earn stats and streaks — because who doesn’t love a humble brag?
  
  

In short:

Less faff. More flex. 🏔️

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How to Get Started (Spoiler: It’s Ridiculously Easy)

1. Download Peaky Baggers (iOS or Android — we don’t discriminate).
   
   
2. Pick your list: Wainwrights? Munros? Everything? Live your dream.
   
   
3. Bag some peaks: Go outside. Walk uphill. Take snack breaks.
   
   
4. Log and tick: Smash that “I bagged it” button. Watch your map fill up. Feel smug.
   
   

Optional: Tell everyone at the pub that you’re “basically halfway through the Nuttalls.” 🍻

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Final Thoughts

We’re not saying that Peaky Baggers will completely change your hiking life…

(Okay, we are.)

But honestly, having an easy way to track your climbs, celebrate your progress, and find your next adventure makes peak bagging about 10x more fun.

So download Peaky Baggers.

Track your summits.

And flex on your mates with your growing mountain empire. 🥾📍

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Photo credit: Cat Bassano